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Alerta al consumidor: pruebas de anticuerpos para COVID-19 todavía se están desarrollando

By JoNel Aleccia April 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Funcionarios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se manifestaron en contra de los planes de algunos países de tener “pasaportes de inmunidad”, que habilitarían a salir y trabajar.

Brote de coronavirus en Washington revela riesgo en los centros de adultos mayores

By JoNel Aleccia March 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

En los Estados Unidos, 2.2 millones de personas viven en entornos de atención a largo plazo y pueden estar en mayor riesgo debido a la edad y a condiciones de salud subyacentes.

California Fires Illuminate Trauma And Resilience

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 29, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The chaos and evacuations prompted by wind-fueled wildfire in Sonoma County pose special challenges for people in need of ongoing medical treatment. Volunteer medical personnel have stepped up to provide care and a sense of stability.

Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

How A Drugmaker Turned The Abortion Pill Into A Rare-Disease Profit Machine

By Sarah Jane Tribble April 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

An abortion drug invented decades ago is being used to treat Cushing’s syndrome — and it’s bringing in tens of millions of dollars a year.

Urgent Care Sites Cater To Cancer Patients, Letting Them Check Some Worries At Door

By Michelle Andrews May 2, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals and oncology practices are setting up urgent care services aimed specifically at cancer patients to help keep them out of the hospital.

For Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER

By Charlotte Huff February 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Hospice groups are teaming up with specially trained paramedics to deal with common problems that worried patients or families incorrectly think need hospital care.

‘Pre-Hospice’ Saves Money By Keeping People At Home Near The End Of Life

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A San Diego program helps chronically ill people avoid the hospital by teaching them how to better manage their diseases and telling them what to expect in their final years. Other health providers and insurers around the country are trying similar approaches.

Tiny Opioid Patients Need Help Easing Into Life

By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR March 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

More babies are being born dependent on opioids. The good news is they can safely be weaned from the drug. But there’s little research on which medical treatment is best, or its long-term effects.

In Louisiana, Obamacare Subsidies Mean Financial Independence For Some

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR May 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Meet three people from the Bayou State who would likely lose their insurance and their newfound sense of financial stability if the Supreme Court rules subsidies illegal in the King v. Burwell case.

Blue Shield of California Delays Cancellations for Some Individual Policyholders

By Anna Gorman November 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Threatened with a legal action from the state, company says 80,000 customers can keep their plans through March 31.

Many Spanish Speakers Left Behind In First Wave Of Obamacare

By Daniela Hernandez January 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Enrollment of key group is hampered by language, cultural and technological barriers.

Florida Insurer Says It Didn’t Drop Customers, Just Insurance Plans

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald October 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

After 300,000 Floridians receive notices that their plans will expire, Florida Blue, the state’s largest insurance company, assures customers they will be eligible for new, ACA compliant plans.

Study: Competition, Not Need, Drives Hospital Cardiac Care Investment

By Phil Galewitz July 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

U.S. hospitals spent up to $4 billion adding angioplasty services over a four year period, but the new services did little to improve access to timely medical care, says a study published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Between 2004 to 2008, some 251 hospitals added the invasive and often life-saving cardiac […]

Hospitals, Testing Companies Face Questions About Value Of Community Screenings

By Julie Appleby May 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Promotions don’t disclose that many of the tests for heart disease and stroke are not recommended for those without symptoms or risk factors.

Health Premiums Rise A Relatively Modest 4 Percent, Study Finds

By Julie Appleby September 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Analysts attribute slowed growth to people using less health care as a result of higher deductibles, continuing weak economy.

Study: Hospital Observation Stays Increase 25 Percent In 3 Years

By Susan Jaffe June 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The number of Medicare patients who enter the hospital for observation rose dramatically even though Medicare enrollment and hospital admissions declined slightly, according to a study by gerontologists at Brown University in Providence, R.I. The researchers analyzed medical records and hospital claims for 29 million people in traditional Medicare from 2007 to 2009. They found […]

Texas Lawsuit Identifies Problems In Medicare Hospice Provisions

By Jordan Rau November 16, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Complaint filed in federal court alleges one of the nation’s largest hospice companies and HMO firms defrauded the government by inappropriately shifting patients into the program for terminally ill.

The Wealth Of Children’s Hospitals

September 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Details on revenues, spending and total assets of 39 children’s hospitals from around the country.

Insurance Industry Faces Tough Scrutiny From Federal Watchdogs

By Julie Appleby June 1, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A foursome of longtime industry watchdogs are helping steer the federal government’s effort to overhaul the private insurance market. Karen Pollitz, Steve Larsen, Jay Angoff and Richard Popper have top spots in the newly minted Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

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